Sydney Kings look to sign First Indian Born player
June 7, 2017
Indiana Faithfull
- Nationality: AUS/USA
- Date of Birth: 11/01/91
- Place of Birth: Castlecrag (NSW)
- Position: GRD
- Height (CM): 193
- Weight (KG): 88
- Junior Assoc:
- College: West Liberty
- NBL DEBUT: 2/01/16
- AGE AT DEBUT: 24
- LAST NBL GAME: 21/01/18
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 27
- NBL History: Sydney 2016
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Indiana Faithfull was born in Castlecrag (NSW).
NBL EXPERIENCE
Indiana Faithfull made his NBL debut with the Sydney Kings at 24 years of age. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.
Since re-entering the league in 2010, Sydney had never finished with a winning record, something they came narrowly close to last season, until a season-ending injury to star Josh Childress derailed things.
The Kings bounced back by loading up on talent to surround Childress and blossoming young stars like Jason Cadee, Tom Garlepp and reigning Rookie of the Year Angus Brandt. Veterans Julian Khazzouh, Steven Markovic and Rhys Carter were brought in, and NBA draftee Marcus Thornton was signed as the team’s second import.
Although Childress would miss the first four games of the season (1-3) with a foot injury, he returned to the court to face Adelaide (Oct 23) at home, only to break his right hand. Childress still managed to score 23 points and played out the Kings’ loss to the 36ers (91–80) before being ruled out for a further four to six games with a boxer’s fracture.
Childress returned in late November, but two games later, he suffered a fractured left hand back and was subsequently ruled out for three weeks. He was reactivated once again on December 29 and played out the rest of the season.
All in all, Childress (21.0 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.7 blocks) played in only 13 games for the Purple and Gold. Starting centre Khazzouh (13.8 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.0 steals, 1.8 blocks) delivered great numbers in his return before ripping his right quadriceps tendon off the bone in mid-December, missing a third of the season and Markovic (3.0 points, 1.1 rebounds, and 1.7 assists) played a grand total of 3 games for the season due to illness and subsequent recovery. With most of the team’s starting line-up missing, the Kings were so decimated at one stage that assistant coach Ben Knight suited up for four games.
In early January 2016, Craig Moller and Jordan Vandenberg were also brought in to help cover the loss of Khazzouh and backup forward Jeromie Hill (4.1 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 0.4 assists).
During the absence of Childress, the Kings brought in former NBA players Damion James (7.0 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 0.6 assists) for 5 games, Al Harrington (17.7 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 2.7 assists) for 6 games with James being a disappointment and Harrington becoming a fan favourite during their brief stints, but both failed to deliver team success and coach Damian Cotter was released mid-season.
Former Washington Wizards assistant Joe Connelly was brought in as a new head coach and helped youngsters Cadee (14.0 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 3.5 assists), Garlepp (14.0 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 2.1 assists) and Brandt (8.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks) continue to develop (Brandt earning a gig with the national team at year’s end), it wasn’t enough for the under-manned Kings to avoid finishing dead last (6-22) during the regular season.
Indianna Faithful was signed as a development player but found himself a valuable piece of the roster due to the Kings injury woes. A local boy who parlayed some playing time, due to injuries, averaged 2.6 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 1.0 steals across 7 games, while showcasing his balls-out hustle, and a reliable 3-point shot.
ILLAWARRA HAWKS
2017/18
In 2017/18, Faithfull averaged 2.1 points, 0.6 rebounds, and 0.8 assists as the Hawks finished in fifth place (12-16).
Indiana Faithfull played two seasons the Sydney Kings. This included the Sydney Kings. He averaged 1.5 points, 1 rebounds, and 0.7 assists in 14 NBL games.
Dan Boyce is a die-hard Sydney Kings fan who grew up in Melbourne during the roaring 90's of Australian Basketball and spent far too much time collecting Futera NBL Basketball cards.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 27 | Illawarra | 12-16 (5) | 9 | 57.0 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 54% | 1 | 6 | 17% | 4 | 4 | 100% | 64% | 58% | 5 |
| 2015-16 | 25 | Sydney | 6-22 (8) | 5 | 67.0 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 20% | 0 | 2 | 0% | 1 | 1 | 100% | 27% | 0% | 3 | Totals | 14 | 124 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 8 | 18 | 44.4% | 1 | 8 | 12.5% | 5 | 5 | 100.0% | 54% | 47% | 12 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 27 | Illawarra | 12-16 (5) | 9 | 6.3 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 54% | 0.1 | 0.7 | 17% | 0.4 | 0.4 | 100% | 64% | 58% | 5 |
| 2015-16 | 25 | Sydney | 6-22 (8) | 5 | 13.4 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 20% | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0% | 0.2 | 0.2 | 100% | 27% | 0% | 3 | Total | 14 | 8.9 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 44.4% | 0.0 | 12.5% | 0.1 | 0.6 | 100.0% | 54% | 47% | 12 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
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STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
- Sydney 2010, 2014, 2017, 2019 | Bendigo 2018 | Manly Warringah 2020
| Season | Team | PTS | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 24% | 50% | 66% | 43% | ||||||
| 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 8 | 18 | 44.4% | 1 | 8 | 12.5% |
NBA TOTAL STATISTICS
| YEAR | AGE | TEAM | POS | GP | GS | MINS | PTS | TRB | AST | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 27 | Illawarra | 12-16 (5) | 9 | 57.0 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 54% | 1 | 6 | 17% | 4 | 4 | 100% | 64% | 58% | 5 |
| 2015-16 | 25 | Sydney | 6-22 (8) | 5 | 67.0 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 20% | 0 | 2 | 0% | 1 | 1 | 100% | 27% | 0% | 3 | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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